An iso-grid composite component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a spacer transverse to a uni-tape ply bundle, the spacer interrupted by the uni-tape ply bundle.

A method is provided for forming a near-net thermoplastic composite component includes co-spraying a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer material and a chopped reinforcing material deposited onto at least one region associated with a tool having a first temperature and defining a near-net component shape. The mixture and adjacent tool is heated to a second temperature while the mixture is on the tool. The first temperature is below the solidification temperature of the thermoplastic polymer material and the second temperature is above the solidification temperature. Then, the mixture is exposed to a negative pressure to promote removal of gases from the mixture and put under compressive force to densify the mixture. The thermoplastic polymer material melts and flows. The tool is cooled to the first temperature and removing the mixture to form the near-net thermoplastic composite component having randomly oriented chopped reinforcement material distributed within a thermoplastic polymer matrix.

A meshwork has a layer forming a mesh, the mesh layer being disposed between parallel tension ribbons which are opposite one another in pairs. The tension ribbons have a thermoplastic bonding layer on the side facing the mesh layer and are connected to one another and to the mesh layer via the bonding layer. The mesh layer takes the form of a plastic net having meshwork webs which are connected to one another in a materially bonded manner and which are stretched and form diamond-shaped meshes, the longitudinal diagonals of which extend transversely to the tension ribbons.

Polymeric netting comprising polymeric ribbons and polymeric strands, each of the polymeric ribbons and polymeric strands having a length and a width, wherein the length is the longest dimension and the width is the shortest dimension, wherein a plurality of the polymeric strands are bonded together to form a netting layer, wherein adjacent polymeric strands in the netting layer are bonded intermittently at multiple locations along their respective lengths, wherein the netting layer has first and second opposing major surfaces, wherein the polymeric ribbons have a height-to-width aspect ratio of at least 2:1 and a minor surface defined by their width and length, and wherein the minor surface of a plurality of the polymeric ribbons is bonded to the first major surface of the netting layer. Polymeric netting described herein are useful, for example, in an absorbent article.

An improved RPG shield netting that comprises a net structure supporting a spaced arrangement of one-piece nodes manufactured using an insert injection molding process such that each node is formed as a one-piece three-dimensional solid shape with uniform surfaces that envelopes a portion of one or more cord elements.

Thrust reverser composite cascade (1), comprising at least one longitudinal wall (15) and transverse walls (14) connecting to this longitudinal wall, characterized in that the longitudinal wall comprises at least one continuous longitudinal fibre bundle (19) and the transverse walls each comprise at least one continuous transverse fibre bundle (23) crossing the longitudinal bundle, so that the intersections (16) of the transverse and longitudinal walls are structurally bridged in both directions by the reinforcing continuous longitudinal and transverse fibre bundles.

A method of defining a rib structure within an iso-grid composite component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, defining a first rib at least partially with a uni-tape ply bundle at a first level, the uni-tape ply bundle including uni-tape plies and a first spacer ply, and defining a second rib transverse to the first rib at least partially with a spacer at the first level, the spacer including a second, different spacer ply, the spacer transverse to the uni-tape ply bundle such that the spacer is interrupted by the uni-tape ply bundle.

A reinforcing article (10, 100, 200) includes a porous substrate layer (105, 205) and a plurality of parallel first continuous fiber elements (12, 114, 212) spaced apart from each other and extending along a first direction and fixed to the porous substrate (105, 205). Each first continuous fiber element (12, 114, 212) includes a plurality of parallel and co-extending continuous fibers (22, 122, 222) embedded in a thermoplastic resin (24, 124, 224).

Thrust reverser composite cascade (1), comprising at least one longitudinal wall (15) and transverse walls (14) connecting to this longitudinal wall, characterized in that the longitudinal wall comprises at least one continuous longitudinal fibre bundle (19) and the transverse walls each comprise at least one continuous transverse fibre bundle (23) crossing the longitudinal bundle, so that the intersections (16) of the transverse and longitudinal walls are structurally bridged in both directions by the reinforcing continuous longitudinal and transverse fibre bundles.

A structure for use in industrial fabrics such as paper machine clothing and engineered fabrics. The structure is a bicomponent extruded elastomeric netting or mesh having a high degree of both compressibility under an applied normal load and excellent recovery (resiliency or spring back) upon removal of that load.